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An eye-opening history of gay sex in Renaissance Europe

In 1588 there was a scandal at the Venetian embassy in Istanbul. Gregorio, a young medic, had been spending time with the language student Gianesino (a few years his senior, likely in his early 20s), and the pair had been seen “kissing” and “running around after each other”. The ambassador was unhappy, so each member of his household was interrogated in turn. Many said that they either believed or had heard that the boys were having sex, while a few suggested that they only knew of them kissing ....

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